Animal-poke



c, A. CUTLER. ANIMAL POKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1919.

1,349,324. P n e A g. 10,1920.

CHARLES A. CUTLER, OF ADRIAIN, MICHIGAN.

ANIMAL-POKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Application fi1ed May 9, 1919. Seral No. 295,916.

T0 aZZ whom z't may concem:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. CTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at .hdrian, in the county of Lenawee and State 0'13 Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Pokes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention seeks to provide a simple and cheap device which may be applied to small animals, more particularly hogs, and Which when in use Will be comfortable to the animal, but Will be so constructed that should the animal attempt to pass under a fence or other obstruction the lower portion of the fonce Will be engaged and the device operated to pinch the animals neck and thereby arrest his progress. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and consists in certain novel featurcs Which Will be particularly pointed out in the claim following the cletailed descrip tion.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device applied to an animal,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the device removed.

In carrying out my invention, I employ tW0 side members 1 which are preferably constructed of light metallic rods and are so shapecl in their lower portions that they Will fit closely but easily around the neck of the animal, as indicated in Fig. 1. The lower extrcmities of these side members are formed into or provided with eyes 2 in WhlCh is engaged a connecting link 3 While the upper extremities of the side members are turned forwardly to provide hooks or arms Al which Will project sufilciently above the neck of the animal to engage over a fence wire or against snch other obstruction as may be designed to retain the animal within a given space. To prevent accidental removal of the clevice from the neck of the animal, I employ a connecting member 5 WhiCh may be a light wire having its ends provided with hooks 6 to engage in staples or eyes 7 provided on the side members 1 near the upper ends thereof. The connect ing member 5 should be of such length that it Will hold the side members closely to the animal so that it cannot be easily slipped over the animals head when he is eeding or at any other time. The device, however,

Will not interfere with the normal movemonts or activities of the animal, but shonld the upper hooks or -lorwardly projecting arms be engaged over a line Wire or a fonce or againSt some other obstruction, the clevice Will be caused to rock upon the neck 01 members shapecl to conform to the neck of an animal and having their lower portions bent inwardly to extend under the animals neck and provicled with horizontally disposed eyes at their extremities, the upper ends of said side members being formed into forwardly projecting arms, a single rigid snbstantially oval link loosely connecting said eyes and disposed at substantially right angles thereto, staples on the rear faces of the side members at the bases of the forwardly projecting arms, and a substantially straight connecting member formed of relatively light material having its ends providcd with hooks loosely fitting within said staples and terminating thereat, said hooks being constantly outof contact with the animals neck.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES A. CUTLER. [L.S.] 

